# Vasili Oshchepkov

> Vasili Sergeyevich Oshchepkov was a Russian and Soviet researcher of different types of national wrestling and martial arts. He was ranked as a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR and an Honored Coach of the USSR. He was one of the founders of Sambo, a martial art developed in the Soviet Union. During the Great Purge, Oshchepkov was arrested in 1937 and accused of being a Japanese spy; he was executed in prison as a result.

*Russian martial artist (1892–1937)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/vasili-oshchepkov

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1892-12-25
- **Died:** 1937-10-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ощепков Василь Сергійович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [فاسيلى اوشيبكوف](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Vasili Oshchepkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Oshchepkov)
- [Vassili Ochtchepkov](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassili_Ochtchepkov)
- [וסילי אושצ'פקוב](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A6'%D7%A4%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91)
- [Vasilij Oščepkov](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilij_O%C5%A1%C4%8Depkov)
- [ワシリー・オシェプコフ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%97%E3%82%B3%E3%83%95)
- [Ощепков, Василий Сергеевич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4340844)

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